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H.R. 7926

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7926, the Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 12, 2026 by Rep. Haley Stevens (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7926 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb7926/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7926 IH: Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 7926
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 March 12, 2026
  Ms. Stevens  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce
 A BILL
To establish requirements for when the Secretary of Energy may provide financial assistance to regulated investor owned electric utilities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act  .
2.
Preserving energy affordability
(a)
One year moratorium on providing financial assistance to certain investor owned electric utilities
(1)
Requirement
Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Secretary, during the period of 1 year that begins on the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary may not provide any financial assistance to a regulated investor owned electric utility that, after the date of enactment of this section, charges residential electric consumers a rate for electricity above the rate for electricity charged by the utility to residential electric consumers on January 1, 2026.
(2)
Termination of financial assistance
A regulated investor owned electric utility to which the Secretary provides financial assistance during the period of 1 year that begins on the date of enactment of this section may not charge residential electric consumers a rate for electricity above the rate for electricity charged by the utility to residential electric consumers on January 1, 2026 during the period of 1 year that begins on the date of the enactment of this section. If the Secretary determines that a regulated investor owned electric utility violates the prohibition in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall terminate the financial assistance provided by the Secretary to the utility.
(b)
Requirement for subsequent period of 2 years
(1)
Requirement
Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Secretary, during the period of 2 years that begins after the period of 1 year described in subsection (a), the Secretary may not provide any financial assistance to a regulated investor owned electric utility that, after the date of enactment of this section, charges residential electric consumers a rate for electricity above the rate for electricity charged by the utility to residential electric consumers on January 1, 2026, unless the regulated investor owned electric utility—
(A)
during such period of 2 years, does not provide to the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility an amount of total compensation that exceeds the amount of total compensation of the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility on January 1, 2026;
(B)
during such period of 2 years, at the time of increasing such rate, reduces the total compensation of the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility by the amount that is twice the amount of the percentage point increase from the rate that was in effect on January 1, 2026, to the new rate; and
(C)
submits to the Secretary a report that identifies—
(i)
the amount of total compensation of the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility on January 1, 2026; and
(ii)
the amount of total compensation of the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility as a result of the reduction in total compensation described in subparagraph (B).
(2)
Termination of financial assistance
If the Secretary determines that a regulated investor owned electric utility to which the Secretary provided financial assistance compensated the 5 highest compensated employees of the utility in violation of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall terminate the financial assistance provided by the Secretary to the utility.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Electric consumer; rate; state regulatory authority; state regulated electric utility
The terms  electric consumer ,  rate ,  State regulatory authority , and  State regulated electric utility  have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ).
(2)
Regulated investor owned electric utility
The term  regulated investor owned electric utility  means a State regulated electric utility that is an investor owned electric utility.
(3)
Secretary
The term  Secretary  means the Secretary of Energy.
(4)
Total compensation
The term  total compensation  includes any salary, bonuses, stock awards, stock options, and any other financial remuneration.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To establish requirements for when the Secretary of Energy may provide financial assistance to regulated investor owned electric utilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Haley Stevens (D) sponsors H.R. 7926, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 7926 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 12, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7926 has taken 2 actions since Mar 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 12, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7926 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7926 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act — Display Title
  • Stop Unfair Electricity Prices Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To establish requirements for when the Secretary of Energy may provide financial assistance to regulated investor owned electric utilities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7926 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CMS ENERGY CORP—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CMS ENERGY CORP12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GABRIEL TERRY112
LINDSAY BISCARDI112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2026 first_quarter$360K1st Quarter - Report
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7926 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7926’s is Energy.

hr7926/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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